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Solution:
The equation x2 - 6x - 16 is a quadratic equation of the form ax2 + bx + c
c = 16 has factors 1, 2, 4, 8 of which factors 8 and 2 can be used to factorize the given equation
x2 - 8x + 2x - 16
x(x - 8) + 2(x - 8)
(x + 2)(x - 8)
Hence we obtain the factored form of the given equation.
Summary:
The factored form of x2 - 6x - 16 is (x + 2)(x - 8)